A/N: So the two quotes I have in here were randomly found on the internet. I haven't read/watched either of them, but I liked the quotes and felt they fit rather well.

"I approve!"

"W-what?"

Hanako tackled Misaki as soon as the three were back in their dorm, rubbing her cheek lovingly against Misaki's. Misaki shoved her off and tossed her bag onto her bed.

"Of Rin being your boyfriend, silly~!" The red-head let out a shrill squeal, forcing Shadow and Misaki to cringe and cover their ears. She shook her head in excitement with her hands on her cheeks.

Hanako sighed dreamily and continued before Misaki could get a word in. "Ah~, I can already see it. You and Rin are such a cute couple! But you're such a prude, so I can't say you'll be the best lover in b—"

"H-hey! I-it's not…I'm not li—"

Hanako cackled at the horrified expression on Misaki's face. "See! You are a prude! But don't worry. I can tell just by looking at him that Rin is the kind of guy who won't let go of what he cares about. And you're definitely on his list! So what if you two technically just meet. Love works fast and-MMPH!"

"Though I agree with her idea for the most part, I'll have to disagree on this one point," Minami interrupted, silencing Hanako's babble with a hand over her mouth. "'Not many people know when love really starts... More than a friend, but not quite lovers. A delicate relationship like this changes gradually once it is noticed, and keeps on blossoming, just like the changing seasons.' The key words are 'delicate' and 'gradually', Hana." [1]

Hanako licked her sister's hand, making her pull away with a disgusted shriek. "Oh please. What? Did you get that from one of your yaoi manga?"

Minami blushed. Hanako must have hit the nail on the head. "No! But the principle still applies," she stammered. "Love is not a fast process like you say, Hana. It takes quite a while. But as you say, these two have had that time. Although they were not speaking directly in that time, the contact was still there via Misa-chan's Valentine's notes. As cryptic as they are, I'm sure there's some deep meaning to it since Rin-san seemed very happy about it."

"Words shmurds. Who cares about that? It's all about action! And there's been enough of that in the couple days they've been in direct contact," Hanako protested childishly.

"Again I have to disagree slightly. 'Words have their uses, but it's difficult to measure your companion's feelings with them. If it's someone you've known a long time, you can understand more than what their words say.' The few words in her notes have had such immense meaning that only those two could understand." [2] Minami noticed the glint in Hanako's eye that usually signaled that she was going to make a snappy remark. "And yes, this time it was from a yaoi manga," she deadpanned.

Hanako pouted at not being able to point that out. "Whatever. We still agree that they're a cute couple, whatever our reasons are. Sooooo," she twirled around and posed with a thumbs up, "We approve!"

"Agreed."

"Guys," Misaki whined. "I appreciate your…advice and sentiments? But I'm not really concerned about being in a relationship. I'm content with how things are right now."

"Awww~! That's our ever independent Misa-chan," Hanako swooned. "But I still say you and Rin are a cute couple. You're just too hardheaded to realize it."

Misaki and Shadow playfully tackled the sisters, all of them falling to the ground. She tickled them while Shadow lightly pawed at them. "What was that? Who's hardheaded?"

"Y-you are!" Hanako laughed.

"Oh really?"

"Kyahahaha! I give up! I give up!" They finally submitted after a couple minutes.

When the three of them regained their breath, Misaki spoke again. "But really guys, I don't need to be in a relationship. I don't think I'd be able to handle it. And what's happening between Rin and I is nothing like you two are making it out to be. The note is just about an incident that happened years ago. I just wanted to let him know that not everyone is against him like it seemed to be, that he's not alone." Misaki helped the girls to their feet.

Hanako yawned obnoxiously, stretching and 'accidentally' hitting Misaki in the face. "Well I'm tired now and it's getting late and there's class tomorrow. I'm going to sleep. Oh! But I call the shower first!" Hanako ran into the bathroom as if someone was going to challenge her decision. Before she closed the door, she called Misaki, her features sobering up.

"Misa-chan, you can't keep living in the past. You have to move forward eventually. You've made a little progress over the years. After all, you've made friends with us. But you can't keep living in your closed off world. You've got to let others in. I don't want Misa-chan to be alone for the rest of her life." With that, the door shut.

"She's right, you know," Minami said after a few moments of silence.

"I know."

[1] Quote from Boys Be…

[2] Quote from Kawaii Hito